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Jessica asks, “I have a horse that lately is out to get my other horse, plus other horses at times (not during feeding, just all the time). They used to get along very well. It seems as if they switc…

Julie asks, “How much confidence/respect/understanding is transferable to another rider? Specifically, when a horse is around the same 1 person 90% of the time, and the other 10% is made up of severa…

For this week's podcast, I wanted to take some time to talk about a subject that has really been on my mind. There's a lot of people out there trying to make this stuff seem way more complicated than…

For this week's podcast, I want to talk a little bit about rein management, and what that can actually do for your horse. To begin, I'm gonna share a short story with you. Get more horse training at …

Emily says, " When I go ride, she will stumble with her front feet multiple times to the point where she often goes down on both front knees. This happens going downhill as well as on flat dirt trail…

Shayna says, "I have a mare that pins her ears when it's feeding time, she bites when mounting or tries to, hates going to the right,  and now rolling her back to threaten bucking when she's being pi…

Teresa asks, "Hi Carson, my horse is pretty good normally, although he is high energy, but when trail riding in a group at the beginning of the ride he is as tight as a strung bow and can even crow h…

I want to do something a little different for this week's podcast. I'm going to share a story with you about a huge misunderstanding that took place on one of the ranches that I worked at in Oregon. …

For this week's podcast, I wanted to go over some of the most common horse myths that are circulating around the horse industry right now and probably the last 10 - 15 years as well.  Get more horse …

Janette asks, “Once I get my horse really good at feeding with a flag, what do I do if my horse gets hard to catch, or will that make him not want to be my buddy anymore?” Get more horse training at …

Jim asks, “How do you train a horse to tie? Or maybe a better way to ask it is, how do you know when a young horse is ready to tie up for the first time?” Then we also had another request to talk abo…

Jennifer asks, “My horse came from an abusive background and has a troubled past. He acts really skittish so I try really hard not to do anything to upset him or get him to have any thoughts of his p…

Tyler asks, “My horse will not lope under saddle. Do you have any suggestions to help fix this?” Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com

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Natalie asks, "I’ve tried a bunch of different bits and I’m just wondering, how do I know what bit to use? If any at all.  Should I ride in a hackamore, a side pull, or stick with a bit?  Any advice …

Jack asks, "My horse is hesitant when it comes to crossing water. A lot of the time, he jumps it. what are some things I can do to help this?" Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com

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Jessica asks, "How do you know how much groundwork to do and how necessary is it? What things should I be trying to get my horse good at as far as groundwork goes?" Get more horse training at http://…

John asks, "When turning to the left, my horse braces really bad through his neck and his body. It's really difficult to get him to bend to the left. What are some things I could do to help this?" Ge…

Bill asks, "When I ask my horse to stop he will tuck his chin nicely but he pushes down on my hand and it feels like he stops more on his front end than his hind end. How can I fix this?" We'll cover…

Karen asks, "How can I get my horse to stop pawing at the trailer standing tied or when away from other horses, etc?" In this episode I'll cover the root cause of this problem and how to naturally ma…

John asks, "When I go to mount my horse, she'll freeze up like she's nervous, and sometimes when I'm just about to mount if I reach back and rub her butt area, she'll cow-kick at my hand What's the i…